Lucas Hunt -- who designed the "Thank You Jesus" sign when he was 16 -- was arrested and charged on Tuesday with one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, officials said.

Lucas Hunt, 25, of Asheboro, began the 'Thank You Jesus' signs movement that went nationwide. Now, he's facing a felony sexual exploitation of a minor charge. Skip Navigation.

Lucas Hunt -- who designed the "Thank You Jesus" sign when he was 16 -- was arrested and charged on Tuesday with one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree, officials said.

Lucas Hunt helped to make popular signs produced by the Thank You Jesus Mission. On Tuesday, he was taken into custody and later released on a $75,000 bond.

Frazier helped refine the signs messaging around Easter in 2016 to read “Thank You Jesus.” Hunt decided to expand the TYJ range to sell t-shirts, among other merchandise.

wxii interviewed hunt back in 2017 when he helped make the thank you jesus signs popular. after hunt’s first appearance in court wednesday. he was released from jail on a $75,000 bond.

Johnston City Council voted Thursday night on a controversial 60-foot Jesus sign proposed by Eternity Church. A church wanted to install a 60-foot sign outside a new worship building under renovation.

An Asheboro man who help popularize the "Thank You Jesus" signs found in so many front yards faces a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Posted 2/26/2025, 11:22:20 PM Updated 2/27/2025, 1:31 ...